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Leichtfried’s FA of Zweite Geige (WI7), Langental

Albert Leichtfried and Benedikt Purner went to the Southern Alps where they found the ice to be in excellent shape. After some searching, they established a new line next to the stunning Zauberflöte.
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Nalle Hukkataival: The Finnish Line (V16)—Rocklands’ Hardest Boulder

This summer, BD Athlete Nalle Hukkataival journeyed to South Africa’s famed Rocklands in search of first ascents. What he found was a problem every boulderer dreams of …
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Adam Ondra onsights Il Domani (9a)

Patxi Usobiaga described Adam Ondra's onsight of Il Domani as "The most impressive thing I've ever seen." See for yourself what it looks like to spend eleven minutes unlocking brick-hard moves on the first go.
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Reflections on an Avalanche

Photographer Adam Clark looks back on the avalanche in Grizzly Gulch and the mistakes, mindsets and lessons learned from a slide that's shaping up as this year's early season wake-up call.
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Jordan White: Skiing Alaska’s Thunder Mountain

Black Diamond Athlete Jordan White loves Alaska. It’s his chance to unplug and get away from work, ski lifts and a busy life. In Alaska, White’s only work is putting one foot in front of the other while his skins serve as the area’s ski lifts. This spring, he and a crew headed back to “the last frontier” with an eye on a prime line. And as usual, Alaska did not disappoint.
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Johnny Collinson: The Sickle

Johnny Collinson is a sucker for adventure. So when Sherpas Cinema pitched him the idea of skiing a gnarly, 2000-foot line in the Canadian Rockies, Collinson was all in.
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Dave MacLeod: The Unknown

Black Diamond Ambassador Dave MacLeod did not set out to be a route developer. But at a young age, inspired by an unfinished project, the course of his climbing career changed forever.
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Black Diamond athlete Dawn Glanc is one of the top female ice and mixed climbers in the world, but when summer comes, Dawn isn't exempt from the desire to hit the road and go sport climbing.
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This month's Employee Favorite comes from Andreas Schmidt, who holds it down in the marketing department as one of our talented graphic designers.
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Colin Haley took a crevasse fall while skiing near camp in the St. Elias Range of Alaska with John Frieh and Daniel Harro. Here is his recap of the trip along with an analysis of his accident.
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BD athlete David Göttler reports from successful expedition on Makalu's West Ridge

Black Diamond athlete David Göttler recently returned from a successful expedition to Makalu where he and his teammates made a rare ascent via the peak's West Ridge.
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